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Alberta firearms maker 'riled up' as Mounties ban popular rifle from Canadian market
A Calgary-based firearms company says one of its rifles being classified as prohibited by the RCMP has thrown his business into "crisis mode."
Oil and gas industry group backs proposed merger of Alberta's largest river basins
A Canadian oil and gas industry group is backing a proposal to consolidate Alberta's two largest river basins, a move that would make it easier for industry to transfer water in that area without requiring legislative approval.
Alberta reaches settlement with 2 coal companies over policy change
Two coal companies that sued Alberta over cancelled mining projects in the Rocky Mountains have reached settlements with the provincial government.
'Rurban' ridings on the minds of Albertans as electoral boundary meetings conclude
As Alberta's population nears five million, most of it concentrated in its urban centres, Alberta's electoral boundaries commission must decide how to redraw the electoral map ahead of the next provincial election.
Calgary 'bucking the trend' as U.S. visits to area surge amid nationwide slump
Canada may be seeing fewer American visitors this spring, but Calgary is proving to be the outlier.
Alberta to launch panel tour to 'chart a path forward' amid new pipeline talk
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a new panel will hit the road this summer with an eye on devising new measures for Alberta to assert autonomy and shield its economy from what she calls federal overreach.
As 1st office-to-hotel conversion opens in downtown Calgary, what's next for revival bid?
On Thursday, a former office tower in Calgary’s downtown reopened as the Element Calgary Downtown hotel, marking the city’s first completed office-to-hotel conversion under its downtown office conversion program.
Grizzly bears, cougars, sheep and deer met without incident during G7, officials say
As the G7 summit concludes in the popular wilderness destination of Kananaskis, Alta., officials say provincial teams managed frequent animal encounters without serious incident.
As G7 kicks off today in Kananaskis, here's how it's expected to impact the Calgary region
After months of preparation, the G7 summit kicks off today in Kananaskis, Alta., a three-day summit that will see the popular wilderness destination locked down and the surrounding region play host to global leaders, media, and support teams from around the world.
Protesters hold 'people's forum' in Calgary ahead of G7, prepare for Sunday march
On the final day before G7 leaders gather in Kananaskis, Alta., a wide range of activists and community groups converged in downtown Calgary to hold a "people's forum" aimed at challenging the priorities of the summit.